Necktie



Patented July 1, 1947- UNITED STATES OFFICE 2423,13? NECKTIE,

Fred Wagner, Buffalo, Application october 9, 194s, Yseran No. 505,657

2 Claims. (o1.

This invention relates generally to certain new and useful improvements in mens neck ,wear but more particularly to a ready-made or permanently-knotted four-in-.hand .'tie;

It has 1for one of its objects to provide a .tie of ythis character which is so designed and Construotelv 'as tof avoid "artificial appearance and eiectuallyfsimulate'asel'o hand-made tie in shape and appearance," and ,Wh' h enables `the knot" portion'tobajustd a' e will'of .the wearer to'assume'difler'eiit angular' positions relative to the collar.

Another object of the invention is to provide a four-in-hand tie whichA is simple and inexpensive in construction, which eiectually retains the knot in its proper shape, and which is neat and tidy in appearance.

Other features oi the invention reside in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the aocompanyingdrawings:

Figures 1 and 2 are front and rear perspective views of a four-in-hand tie made in accordance with my invention. Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line 3--3, Figure l, showing the manner in which the tie is applied to the knot-form or core piece before being anchored thereto by stitching or the like. Figure 4 is a horizontal section thereof taken on line 4'4, Figure 3. Figure 5 is a detached perspective view of the knot-form or core piece. Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective View of the tie in its untied position.

Similar characters of reference indicate correspending parts throughout the several views.

In its preferred construction, this improved ready-made four-in-hand tie consists of a knotform or core piece l0, a necktie Il adapted to be permanently assembled or applied to the knotform to thereby simulate the four-in-hand knot, and a collar-engaging band or neck piece l2 for detachably connecting the same to the collar of the wearer. l

The knot form lil is made'of relatively thin sheet metal or like material and is substantially the shape shown in Figure 5 to provide a downwardly-tapering or an inverted, conical-shaped section I3 of substantially semi-circular shape in cross section and about Which the tie is folded or wrapped to properly shape the knot. Extending laterally and rearwardly from the upperend of this conical section is an attaching flange M about which the top portion of the knot is wrapped and to which the attaching collar-engaging band I2 is secured. Any suitable means may vbue 4ernployed for anchoring fflellarelgaglg .pltdlto this danse .that shown .irl the .drawings .Censier me of .e .teintes tenete l5 resultes froma v-seened sliterodusedlin ,sinh danse the pointed tongue recingfiorwarglv or toward the ,dependme geniaal Settim .l of the knot-.form

The tie ll ,xaboutmidwaydof itsends, isadapted to he IQldd on itself as denoted in Figure" 6 or leaned lengthwise ,abeti the kmr-form ,il in the in Figure ,3; ,with the Alonger or frontportion of the tie'extending over the front or convex face of the conical section of the knot-form then rearwardly over the formlange I4, and thence downwardly over the rear o-r concave portion of such conical section. Applied to the medial or that portion of the front side of the tie which extends over the conical section of the knot-form is a separate transversely extending portion i6 which is folded at its side edges about the corresponding edges of the front portion of the tie and secured thereto by stitching or the like thereby resulting in a false or loop-shaped portion which simulates the customary cross member of the four-in-hand knot. This transverse tie-portion I6 is of a width approximating that of the length of the conical section of the knot-form. By this construction, the upper and lower edges of the transverse portion I6 of the tie, which is preferably made of the same material as the tie and with the design thereof running in a direction to simulate a hand-tied knot, define the pronounced top and bottom edges or contour of the knot, While the tapered section i3 of the knot-form gives the conical shape to the knot.

After applying the tie to the knot-form in the looped manner shown in Figures 3 and 4, the contiguous portions of the tie overlying the front and rear sides of the conical section I3 are shaped snugly about the ange and convex front face of the knot-form, in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 2, with the opposite side edges of the tie meeting at the rear side of the knot-form, at which point they are rmly secured in place by stitching Il or the like. That portion of the tie inwardly of such stitched edges is folded or crumped into the hollow or concave rear portion of the knot-form to give the desired contracted appearance to the tie immediately below the knot. It will be noted from these figures th'at the top portion of the knot, which extends over the ange I4 of the knot-form, results in end openings I3 through which the collar-engaging band I2 extends, thereby providing a neat and protected cover for this band at its point of connection to the iiange.

By this construction, a ready-made four-inhand tie is produced which' is neat in appearance, and inexpensive in construction, and which effectually imitates the hand-made four-in-hand knot and at the same time avoids the artificial appearance heretofore prevalent in ready-made ties of this character. Furthermore, the construction of the knot-form and its attaching ange I4 enables the tie knot to be adjusted angularly relatively to the collar to suit the convenience or desires of th'e wearer. It will be noted, in this connection, that at the junction between the conical section I3 and the flange I4 of the knot-form there are provided notches I9 which permit such conical section to be bent within certain'limits relative to the flange and thereby enable the wearer to adjust the knot so that it lies more or less flat or protrudes forwardly at an angle to the collar.

I claim as my invention:

1. A ready-made tie of the character described, comprising a knot-form, a necktiel folded upon itself intermediate its ends in lengthwise relation about said knot-form and contracted transversely thereabout and securely fastened at its rear edges about the same, the front portion of the tie extending over and in contiguous relation to the front face of the knot-form having a self-contained false portion substantially in the form of a loop-like strip having its ends extending about the side edges of the front portion of the tie and secured only at its ends to the rear of such front portion to simulate th'e contour of the upper and lower edges of the tieknot, and means for detachably supporting the tie on ones collar.

2. A necktie of the four-in-hand type having on that portion thereof intermediate its ends, and on the exposed front length thereof, a transverse loop-like strip simulating the customary tie-loop and dening the upper and lower edges of the tie-knot said strip being made of th'e same material as the tie and extending about the side edges of the exposed length of the tie and secured only at its free ends to the rear side thereof.

FRED WAGNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 982,948 Griesemer Jan. 31, 1911 198,400 Loeb Dec. 18, 1877 2,040,297 Costantini May 12, 1936 556,135 Compton Mar. 10, 1896 212,290 Weill Feb. 11, 1879 

